Graduate Affiliate, CEMI
MA, Radio-Television-Film
Born and raised along the Texas border, Andrea moved to Austin to purse an M.A. in Media Studies. She received a B.A. in Communication with a minor in English at Texas A&M International University. At commencement, Andrea served as the Distinguished Student Scholar for the College of Arts and Sciences -- the university's largest academic unit.
During her undergraduate years, Andrea took an interest in the concerns surrounding child influencers on social media. She composed a qualitative research proposal on this topic, examining monetary utilization, privacy, and exploitation. She plans to expand her research to provide comprehensive understand of the novel child influencers and to enable the development of policies protecting children's rights.
Beyond academia, Andrea is an avid lover of film and art. If she is not at the theater, she is at a café practicing her calligraphy on a napkin.